That $40 forge burner from Amazon nearly cost me my shop

I bought a cheap forge burner off Amazon for about $40 thinking it was a steal. On the third use, the nozzle cracked during a heat cycle and shot a stream of propane right at my workbench. If I hadn't been standing there to shut the tank off, I could have lost the whole shed. My buddy at the local blacksmith guild said he's seen three of those burners fail the same way. I ended up spending $120 on a proper burner from a known supplier, and it's been solid for six months now. Has anyone else had bad luck with those cheap Amazon burners?

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the_lee12d ago

Learned that lesson myself when my wallet caught fire.

rose_murray12d ago

Oh man, that's rough. I've been there too. What finally worked for me was switching to a prepaid card for everyday spending. I set a weekly limit and top it up from my main account. It's annoying but it stops me from overspending. I noticed @the_lee mentioned their wallet catching fire, so I get the pain. Honestly, having a separate account for bills and another for fun money helped me get control back. Took a while to get used to checking the balance before buying anything, but it's been worth it.